Hey I just got a leopard gecko a few days ago and from what the pet store said it was still pretty young. I don’t know weather I can tell if it’s a girl or boy yet. Is there any ways to tell how old it is? If there are any tips for better care I would apriciate them.

I also heard somewhere that you should kill the mealworms before feeding Leos because if I don’t the mealworms could eat her from the inside, is this true? I’ve been doing it just incase and my Leo still eats them fine cause they still wriggle a little after they are dead.

You might be able to tell how old it is by measuring it or weighing it and you should not kill the mealworms but make sure it eats all the mealworms if not take them
out of the cage. you should always read up on a animal before you get on to make sure you can properly take care of it. it looks like you have a very beautiful Leo there

I think it’s a Tremper, possibly albino but I can’t see the eyes. Don’t kill the mealworms. They can’t chew through the skin very fast, and are normally killed by the acid in the stomach before they are able to do any damage.

Beautiful! My baby gecko loves to eat all of her live worms in one sitting. She was a scrawny skin and bones thing when I got her and now she’s chubby and content. No need to worry about meal worms eating her from the insid! I’ve never even heard of that, and my geckos reject food that doesn’t move. Be sure to sprinkle with calcium powder for reps! As for the sex, she may be too young to tell, but you’ll be able to see a sort of swelling before the tail if it’s a male gecko. This swelling is called the hemipenal bulge. If you see that, you have a boy! You’ll also see preanal pores, a visible V shape just before the cloaca (hole that urine and feces are released from). If you don’t see these, you have a little girl!